‘Throughout life, never imagined, I had the chance to see a shirt torturing….’
I looked at Therze with a blank expression on my face, then quickly composed my expression and lowered my head.
“Nice to meet you. Therze-nim. My name is Ria Delice. It is an honor to meet you.”
Then, the gaze that was staring at Dillian turned to me.
Red eyes that looked just like Dillian looked me up and down. It was full of displeasure.
“You’re engaged, right?”
“Yes, we are.”
When Dillian answered while holding my hand, Therze’s eyes sunken even more.
‘Huh, I can’t accept someone like you as my granddaughter-in-law!’ with eyes that seemed to say so.
Pardon, I don’t want to be grandpa’s granddaughter-in-law either though? This is definitely just a contract relationship.
Words I couldn’t bear to say ran inside my mouth.
“Tsk.”
His tongue kicking was also full of power.
The pressure on my shoulders was enormous. Even I, who had gone through all the antenatal care in Wilhelm, was to the point of shuddering.
“This grandpa is dying and your nose can’t even be seen, then you bring a woman? Also you got engaged as you please?”
At the powerful scolding noise, my shoulder pressed down even more.
“If you were engaged, you should have told this grandpa first. You brat!”
“Now, I told you.”
At that blunt answer, Therze grabbed the back of his neck, Ugh! and made a sound.
“You, you darn brat!”
“Seeing you screaming, you seem fine.”
In fact, Dillian was unconcerned, but I was in a rush to keep reading the atmosphere.
‘Yeah, how angry you must be.’
It is not enough that he alone decided on the important matter like an engagement, and the opposite party is a commoner with unknown roots.
On top that, Therze Sinaize is a true noble. He would have never even imagined that he would have a commoner granddaughter-in-law.
‘But I can’t even tell him that this is a fake engagement.’
If I said it, it seemed like he was going to get hurt twice, no, ten times.
I rolled my eyes at Therze and Dillian’s sparkly confrontation.
‘Doesn’t grandfather say you were dying? You seem healthier than me though…?’
He straight up said that he was dying with his own mouths. Too straight up.
It was a force that was enough to immediately jump into the war and cut off some general’s head.
As people got tired of the fight that was like a Möbius strip*, where Therze was angry and Dillian only exacerbated his anger.
*Möbius strip is a symbol of a distorted reality in which it is difficult to tell who is the perpetrator and who is the victim from outside.
“Father, calm down. Your blood pressure will rise again. Please stop scratching your inside.”
A middle-aged gentleman appeared out of nowhere and intervened between the two of them to mediate the fight.
As she narrowed her eyes to the strangely familiar face, Sera, who suddenly pulled herself back again, whispered.
“That is Marquis Trisio.”
Trisio? Harris’s father? So, Dillian’s uncle?
Asked with my eyes, Sera nodded her head.
“So the marquis was also here.”
“Long time no see. Your Grace.”
“The Marquis couldn’t have come alone, they must have all gathered.”
“Yes, all of the vassals have arrived, except for Count Blent.”
Anyway, it seems that Lexter didn’t come.
“Everyone must have been excited to gnaw on me.”
As I rolled my eyes next to Dillian, who was dripping in ridicule, my eyes met Therze’s.
Therze, who came to his senses late, coughed in vain and managed his expression.
“… Take a rest.”
As if you had already said everything you wanted to say, just now you say take a rest? Still, with those disgruntled eyes?
I don’t know about the rules of how a noble speaks.
Answered with a soft smile, I hid my trembling heart.
“Thank you for the hospitality.”
“Hm, ahem.”
Therze clearing his throat, wondering was he concerned about my gentle reaction.
“Then I will see you at dinner.”
Marquis Trisio, who bowed his head at me, supported Therze and fled.
With a smile on my lips as if a convulsion was about to occur, I barely lowered the corners of my lips. Then I rubbed the corners of my throbbing lips.
“Such a mess for a greeting.”
I didn’t do anything and I’m already tired.
“I didn’t know my grandfather would come out so strong, but it’s my fault.”
“It’s okay.”
It’s because I’m a little tired, but I didn’t feel bad or upset because of Therze.
‘Is it so obvious?’
I was surprised at how quiet I was.
And when I was in a situation where I was comforting Dillian, I thought I would burst out laughing.
***
My bedroom was next to Dillian.
I don’t know if it was to consider the prospective couple or if it was Dillian’s will, but it was fortunate for me.
Breathing a sigh of relief, as I took off my coat, a large hand grabbed my hand.
“If you are anxious, should we use the same room?”
When he came unexpectedly, Dillian whispered to me.
“It seems that the intentions are impure.”
“Am I?”
Pretending to be innocent, his blinking eyes were annoying.
I just got hit by you yesterday, how can you pretend to be innocent?
I lowered my voice as I looked at the wide open bedroom door.